Improvement in easy-chairs



H. PARKER. EASY CHAIR.

Patented Jan. 9,1877.

n- II IM '3 N-FETERS, PHOTO UTHOGRAPHERI WASHINGTON. D C) UNITED STATESPATENT OEEIoE.

HENRY PARKER, OF OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, AMMI A. BROWN,AND FRANK R.'LANTER, 0F SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN EASY-CHAIRS- Speeification forming part of Letters PatentNo. 186,156, dated January 9, 1877; application filed September 16,1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY PARKER, ofOsawatomie, in the county of Miami and State of Kansas, have invented anew and Improved Easy-Chair, of which the following is a specification:

Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a vertical sec ion on line at m,Fig. 1.

My improvement consists in pivoting the back of the chair to asupporting-frame, and pivoting the back, bottom, and foot-piecestogether, so that the back and foot-piece may be placed at any anglebetween a horizontal and vertical position. The parts are pivotedtogether in such a manner that the back and foot-piece are alwaysparallel to the same line.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the frame of the chair, consisting of the legs a, connected by thebars b, and to the upper ends of which the arm 0 is attached. The sidepieces thus formed are connected at the back by the diagonal braces dand at the front by the bars 6 and f. B is the back,

'which consists of the side pieces 9, crosspieces h, vertical bars 41attached to the bars h, and the cushion G, hinged at j, and adjusted bya screw, it. The back is pivoted to the upper ends of the rear legs a atl, and is also pivoted to the seat D, which, in the present case,consists of the curved bars m and slats n. The front ends of the bars mrest upon the bar f, and are pivoted to the upper ends of the sidepieces of the foot-piece E. Brace-rods o are pivoted to the lower endsof the side pieces 9 of the back and to the foot-piece E, in such a waythat the back and foot-piece, when moved into any position, are parallelto the same line. The back and foot-piece are capable of being throwninto any position between a horizontal and vertical. In moving the backthe bars in of the seat are made to slide over the bar f, which producessufficient friction to hold the chair in any required position, but notenough to prevent the chair from being readily adjusted to any position.

The chair is intended for the use of dentists and barbers, and also asan easy or invalid chair. It may be made as shown and discribed, or itmay be upholstered or provided with a cane bottom and back.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination of back B, pivoted to the seat andupper ends of the rear logs, the foot-piece E, connected with the backby pivoted bars 0, and the seat D, having slidebars m pivoted tofoot-piece E, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The head-cushion (J, pivoted at j, in a front recess of back B, andmade adjustable, substantially as and for the purpose specifled.

HENRY PARKER.

Witnesses N. J. RosooE, O. M. RosooE.

